Responsible for maritime related freight transportation activities (including but not limited to rail, roadway, and barge transportation). Identify and support freight transportation projects that improve access to Port of Houston facilities (public and private) in order to enable growth in commerce, increase transportation options and reduce transportation costs.Work with industry stakeholders to identify current and future rail, roadway, barge, and other freight transportation needs and priorities. Assist in studies that identify and prioritize maritime related freight transportation improvement projects (including road, rail, and barge). Identify funding opportunities and policies that support maritime related freight road, rail, and barge projects. present the Port Authority on the advisory group to TxDOT freight rail study. Staff lead to Harris County and Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) for all freight mobility projects. Conduct regular meetings of the Port Authority, the users of the Barbours Cut Rail Ramp, the railroads, and the contract operator of the Rail Ramp to identify and resolve issues. Coordinate the Port Authority’s involvement in the Gulf Coast Freight Rail District and in establishing the cooperation of the railroad, the governance of the corridors, and repayments of corridor improvements. Assist the operations managers of POHA Terminals with railroad issues. Keep current with freight technology systems that could potentially benefit PHA. Responsible for supporting senior leadership in negotiations relating to potential rail mergers. Monitor rail service levels to/from Houston and on the Port Terminal Railroad Association (PTRA). Monitor PTRA capital investment levels in Port Authority-owned track structure. Represent the Port Authority on various committees such as the Greater Houston Partnership’s Transportation and Infrastructure Advisory Committee and Freight Rail Committee.

The Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) is the regional organization through which local governments consider issues and cooperate in solving area wide problems. Through H-GAC, local governments also initiate efforts in anticipating and preventing problems, saving public funds. The 13-county H-GAC service region is growing, becoming more diverse, and constantly changing. In order to address the needs of citizens and businesses, local governments are providing leadership to guide regional development wisely and manage change constructively.Have served as a committee member, vice-chair or chair on the following committees:Transportation Advisory CouncilRegional Transportation Plan SubcommitteeTransportation Safety CommitteeTransportation Systems Management and Operations SubcommitteeTransportation Improvement Program SubcommitteeGreater Houston Freight Committee

The Southwest Association of Rail Shippers (SWARS) territory includes the Republic of Mexico and the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Southern California (from and including Fresno and points South thereof), Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah.The objective of the association is to provide an open forum for railroads, shippers and others to meet and discuss matters of mutual interest. Topics include, but are not limited to, service, car supply, scheduling, operating practices, technology, etc. Conferences are held twice a year; in the spring and fall at varying locations within SWARS’ territory.SWARS is open to everyone involved in rail transportation including but not limited to rail shippers and receivers, railroads, vendors, 3rd parties, regulators and others. Board of Directors - February 2013 to Present

The Port of Houston Authority, Harris County, the City of Houston, and Fort Bend County created the Gulf Coast Rail District (GCRD) under authority granted by the State of Texas in Section 171 of the Transportation Code. The District is governed by a board of directors consisting of fourteen appointees, one Ex Officio member appointed by the Texas Transportation Commission, and one Ex Officio member appointed by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County. The District Chairman is jointly appointed by Harris County Commissioners Court and the Mayor of the City of Houston. Other members include the Chairman of the Port of Houston Authority and appointments by Harris County, Fort Bend County, Galveston County, Montgomery County, and Waller County, as well as the City of Houston, small municipalities in Harris County, and small municipalities in Fort Bend County. The GCRD held its first meeting in August of 2007.Co-Chair Road and Rail Subcommittee - 2021 - Present

The Transportation Advisory Committee advocates for local, state and federal policies and regulations that expand and maintain our region's mobility infrastructure. The committee works to ensure that Houston receives its fair share of state transportation funding and advocates for improved commercial transportation corridors in Houston.

The North American Rail Shippers Association is the umbrella organization that links five regional associations of rail owners, vendors and users in Canada, Mexico and the United States. Its membership consists of the officers of each regional association, plus six elected officers and a board of directors.The regional associations comprise individuals whose companies own and use rail service. Matters affecting reliable rail service are of vital interest to all and these individuals find it beneficial to attend meetings featuring speakers on regional and national rail issues in a relaxed collaborative manner. Regional meetings are generally held twice a year. Individuals may belong to more than one regional group if they wish and attend any regional meeting.The North American Rail Shippers Association holds an Annual Seminar each spring on topical rail issues. This meeting moves around North America from year to year attracting legislative members, railroad presidents, and top management from throughout the industry and generates extensive media coverage. Members from regional associations throughout North America attend.President - May 2022 - May 2023Acting President - November 2021 - May 2022Second Vice President - May 2019 - November 2021Secretary - May 2017 - May 2019Treasurer - May 2015 - May 2019

Mission StatementEnhance regional mobility by advocating for improved infrastructure and air quality, reducing traffic congestion, and cultivating relationships with communities, business leaders, and elected/appointed officials that result in positive transportation solutions.Board Member - September 2020 - Present

Job Responsibilities/Essential Functions•Manage NA rail logistics procurement modes•Develop and execute mode procurement strategy•Negotiate and administer contracts across multiple rail logistic modes•Develop and present procurement plans for multiple rail logistic modes•Develop and implement procurement policies, procedures and workflow•Drive logistics initiatives to enable and deliver productivity improvement•Provide guidance to business units on industry trends and other gathered intelligence•Develop and present deep dives for multiple rail logistic modes•Support day-to-day logistics procurement issues escalated by the business units and multiple ship site locations.•Lead business unit infrastructure initiatives including mode conversion, transload development, etc.•Develop and conduct expert training as required for company employees and third party providers•Work closely with Raw Material Commodity Owners on inbound activities, business unit Supply Chain and Commercial leaders on outbound activities, and corporate functional leaders on process improvements

Responsible for maritime related freight transportation activities (including but not limited to rail, roadway, and barge transportation). Identify and support freight transportation projects that improve access to Port of Houston facilities (public and private) in order to enable growth in commerce, increase transportation options and reduce transportation costs.Work with industry stakeholders to identify current and future rail, roadway, barge, and other freight transportation needs and priorities. Assist in studies that identify and prioritize maritime related freight transportation improvement projects (including road, rail, and barge). Identify funding opportunities and policies that support maritime related freight road, rail, and barge projects. present the Port Authority on the advisory group to TxDOT freight rail study. Staff lead to Harris County and Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) for all freight mobility projects. Conduct regular meetings of the Port Authority, the users of the Barbours Cut Rail Ramp, the railroads, and the contract operator of the Rail Ramp to identify and resolve issues. Coordinate the Port Authority’s involvement in the Gulf Coast Freight Rail District and in establishing the cooperation of the railroad, the governance of the corridors, and repayments of corridor improvements. Assist the operations managers of POHA Terminals with railroad issues. Keep current with freight technology systems that could potentially benefit PHA. Responsible for supporting senior leadership in negotiations relating to potential rail mergers. Monitor rail service levels to/from Houston and on the Port Terminal Railroad Association (PTRA). Monitor PTRA capital investment levels in Port Authority-owned track structure. Represent the Port Authority on various committees such as the Greater Houston Partnership’s Transportation and Infrastructure Advisory Committee and Freight Rail Committee.

Responsible for all rail transportation operations, logistics and commercial activity for Trafigura's coal, crude and metals (ferrous and non-ferrous) groups moving materials in gondolas, box cars, tank cars, and hopper cars. Identifying a strategic path forward for growing Trafigura's rail transportation footprint and leveraging shipments across multiple business units to improve rate structure and commercial relationship with major rail providers. Further responsible for evaluating current and future rail assets for appropriate procedures and processes as well as making recommendations on capital expenditures for rail and related activities. • Negotiated over $1.9MM in realized freight transportation savings in first year and $20MM in potential savings on spend of up to $200 million/year. • Negotiated over $1MM in railcar lease savings through early return of railcars ahead of potential regulatory changes. • Conducted RFP and implementation of the first Transportation Management System (TMS) for Rail

Accountable for freight contract negotiation, rail equipment leasing (tank cars and hopper cars), site logistics contractors and 3rd party logistics providers in the rail space. Approximately $175 million/year in spend, managing a fleet of up to 7,200 railcars. • Negotiated post RFP annual freight rate reductions in excess of $5MM • Responsible for leading a complex RFP combining all Rail Logistics Services across two manufacturing sites that will reduce costs, increase responsiveness, improve accountability and reduce external suppliers from five companies to one. • Negotiated the purchase of 350 hopper cars at $5.2MM below market value • Improved internal relationships between Operations, Supply Chain and Procurement that improved decision making, reduced costs and improved performance.

Responsible for supplier performance management, fleet sizing, operational management and strategic management for a fleet of over 5,500 hopper cars that support three different manufacturing locations in North America. • Green Belt project leader for a cross functional team of operations, supply chain and procurement members that identified optimization improvements to railcar hopper flow that returned over $400,000 in the first year, $2MM in the second year and is expected to return in excess of $1MM annually. Improved Mean Time Between Failure for plant capacity and empty car supply from an average of 10 days to over 3 years. • Improved hopper car flow management model from a 10 day model to a 30 day model to include inbound and outbound railcar shipments. Employed data based decision making processes and methodology to dramatically reduce costs and rework. Models and supporting processes enabled decisive action and reaction to hurricanes in Mexico as well as a flip to domestic railcar shipping at a capacity constrained export designated manufacturing site. Also lead to a revamping of supply chain model supporting Mexico customers which will decrease costs and move inventory closer to customers. • Led a team to reduce railcar detention time at customer sites. Project resulted in a 19% decrease in year over year customer detention time costs, $420,000 in potential savings, as well as a 38% reduction in the number of cars that resided at customer sites in excess of 100 days.

Responsible for global strategy for railcar procurement (tank cars and hopper cars), rail freight rates, 3PL management, supplier performance management, customer demurrage, and asset utilization. Developed and lead strategic process improvement initiatives. Managed rail related third party logistics providers, and responsible for reviewing and advising on metric management for customer delivery. • Hand picked to drive C-TPAT program for the entire Specialty Materials Division and managed over 25 personnel in both corporate and plant functions. • Successfully petitioned and received a Special Permit from the Federal Railroad Administration to authorize permission to operate the refrigerant fleet in exception to HM-175. Saved the company in excess of $1MM and prevented a shutdown of plant operations for multiple sites.

Responsible for freight rate negotiation, fleet sizing and utilization of an 1125 railcar fleet (tank cars and hopper cars) for 150 customers. Review monthly expenditure for leasing and maintenance of railcars. Targeted objectives of decreasing TCO by increasing utilization, decreasing customer detention times, decreasing freight costs and improving rail service performance. • Increased railcar fleet utilization; 25% growth in sales volume with less then a 10% increase in fleet size. • Expanded and enforced railcar detention program that resulted in a 4% decrease in railcar leasing costs, and an offset of railcar leasing costs by another 4%. • Key member of cost reduction team that cut over $2MM in recurring costs. • Lead negotiating member of team that reviewed existing and expiring railcar maintenance, leasing, and freight rate contracts that saved over $1MM per year.

Assistant Manager, Fleet Operations 2000-2001 Fleet Manager for the Fiber Fleet, Grade C and Double Door boxcar fleet as well as the designated contact for Georgia Pacific and General Electric for Car Management. Responsible for the efficient utilization of $300M+ in assets for over 300 customers.Account Manager (3PL) 1998-2000 Monitor all railcars and maintain operating schedules over 300 routes for Sasol North America, responsible for service issue identification and resolution. Customers also included accounts designated in the "High Impact" performance monitoring, as well as several high profile automotive, chemical and minerals accounts.Achievements:• Increased order fulfillment level for all assigned fleets.• Increased utilization of assigned equipment, decreasing costs or minimizing costs in over-supply situations.• Key member of team assigned to create a management tool to measure order fulfillment for key accounts.• Selected for CSX Mentoring program.• Consistently increased on-time performance for assigned external customers.• Increased on-time performance for automotive part supplying customers for CSXT and General Motors.• Transportation problem identification and resolution for key transportation customers.

Managing and producing annual sports tours, including Hoop-It-Up 3-on-3 basketball, Let-It-Fly 4-on-4 flag football, and the Toyota Golf Skills Challenge.

Repair Department Training Officer, USS Simon Lake (1990-1992) Engineroom Supervisor/Training Officer, USS America (1987-1990) • Awarded Navy Achievement Medal for introduction and implementation of TQL/TQM for a department of over 400 personnel. • Runner-Up for Sailor-of-the-Year • Selected to receive a NROTC Scholarship from active duty personnel. • Promoted to First Class Petty Officer in 6 years, fifth promotion. • Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist and Enlisted Air Warfare Specialist qualifications. • Earned Machinist Mate of the Watch qualification, one of only two Second Class Petty Officers in that position. • Zero accidents, no reportable injuries for all areas of responsibility